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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. — Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) French president and military leader Why is it that statists believe that if you tax cigarettes you will discourage smoking but if you…

A “temporary” tax increase? If Californians fall for this, they deserve it. Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. — H. L. Mencken Yeah, Mencken got it,…

Yup. “Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to…

Indeed. “The question is not what anybody deserves. The question is who is to take on the God-like role of deciding what everybody else deserves. You can talk about ‘social justice’ all you want. But what death taxes boil down…

Thanks very much to Our Dinner Table for reminding me of this great quote by Bastiat. Treat all economic questions from the viewpoint of the consumer, for the interests of the consumer are the interests of the human race. —…

Via the WSJ. Not only is liberty a system under which all government action is guided by principles, but it is an ideal that will not be preserved unless it is itself accepted as an overriding principle governing all particular…

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. — H. L. Mencken If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. — George Orwell Every normal…

The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy. It is…

“Ron Paul is not the answer to all our problems. He is simply the only candidate who’s convinced that neither is government.” — Eric Olsen “In Washington, D.C. it costs $7,000 in city fees to open a pushcart. In California,…

“Need” now means wanting someone else’s money. “Greed” means wanting to keep your own. “Compassion” is when a politician arranges the transfer. – Joseph Sobran The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.…